The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-25

| Well, Marse David he look befo' dat like
he bout gwine ter laff mos OBJ de time, but
when he hyah dat ve'dyct he face hit
| jis' drap sober like er flash, an he raise
up an de people dey all drap sober, too,
'caise he look ser cu'ous. Den he bow ter
| de- justus an he say: ''Yo' 'ona', l begs
| pawdin', but l like ter protes' ergin dat
ve'dyct, an hab de priblege ter make er
testimony an Statement befo' desc people.
| Ter yo' 'ona' l like ter jes' say dat l killed
dat Duke oh Edinbu'g myself 1 like ter
/ state fudder dat de ac' wuz done en- dis de-
| tenders berha'f. l doan know dat cares
ter keep any ting back; an l jis' say be-
liebs l mout been Indifferent eff dat bullet
| take de life OBJ de defenden', caise with he
base untrufs he pawted me FUN er frien
dat tink mo- oh dan de blood in my own
hat. know dat dawg like me an lose
my rite ham befo' l tech Jim with harm,
caise he my frien's pertecter, but my frien'
choose twix me an de defenden' an KILLED
de Duke dat my frien' may nab de one she
choose. Fudder, make dis Statement an
take dis blame upon myself dat da' be no
badness hea'aftah twix' dis derfenden' an
de frien' who choose i'm.
Den he stop er little bit an look roun',
but he not seem ter see much caise he tlnk-
in so en- he min.' Den he say kim tied
like, 'Yo' 'ona' l like ter say dis, too, dat
now hab done with de Law. Dis is my
fus' and las case A ting dat am not mo-
direc', dat seem ser caperable OBJ wTv2g,
hit seem ter me mus trubble er homes
man er good deal ter foller. En- view OBJ
de fac dat hab already convic' er felr-
man OBJ doin' a deed dat l done myself
makes me feel like l not care ter take de
ris' OBJ goin' fudder. All l ak, an de fate
am good ernuff fur any man, is jis' ter lib
an homes life; dis mus certainly look like
er POI beginnin'l
Den he stop ergin an er kim OBJ laff ber-
gin ter creep roun' he mou'f, but befo' he
say AMIR wo'd, when de people all
ser still, honey, yo' jis' hyah er pin
drap, Miss Myra she raise up eImong
UNI, lookin' white but mighty capturin'
tell yo', an walk rite down de aisle an
roun' ter Marse David an take he ham en-
hen an stan da' by he side wuth'er eyes
lookin' down. Lam OBJ compassion, honey,
but yo' otter jis' see de gladness come inter
Marse David's facet Yo' js' tlnk de gates
OBJ de glory lam swung wide open befo' um
an he standin' straight en- de stream OBJ
light
De Kunnul he couldn' STAN dat long, he
1S' GIT up an come rte DOWN an graz
Marse David's ham an shak ct had an kiss
Miss Myra. Den de big lawya' he shak dey
hans, an ole Mistess, too. Den dat stat
UNI all an dey all POI down roun' UNI an
shak dey hams an laff an cheer; all 'cept
de Canfiel's an de justus'. De Canfiel's dey
go out mighty glum, an dat justus' he jis'
set da' with he mouf hangIn' open like
twell de las SOULS gone, an l spec he
settin' da' yit!''
'And did they get marriedp asked.
Lam OBJ compassion, chile! tink dey
did! Dey had de bigges' weddin' dat wuz
eber hilt en- dem pawtsr'
''And didn't David really ever follow the
law!"
'Neber; ct not max much Offence
dough, honey, caise yo' see de Chambe's
an de Canfers dey ser mad at one ernudder
aftah dat dey fo'get ter cher squeeze de
townP ALvA MILTON KERR.